Polaroid PL108AF Studio Auto Focus TTL Flash for Nikon - PL108-AF-N

I ordered this flash because I am on a budget and couldn't afford to buy a $400+ flash unit for my Nikon D3100. Over the weekend I borrowed a friend's Nikon SB-600 flash unit and compared it to this polaroid flash unit, I must say the pictures are incredibly similar.You don't get the zoom/metering options on this flash but you still have the same exposure/flash control options that you have on your onboard flash. It also comes with a light on the front to help your camera with it's autofocus AND that light also dilates your subjects pupils before the flash fires to prevent red eye. I can honestly say that I am amazed at this flash because I really thought it would pale in comparison to the SB-600, but it does not.This flash is not bulky and is very light weight and produces amazing results especially when you bounce the flash off the ceiling for less harsh shadow/shine effects.THIS IS A GREAT BUY!

The flash seemed to work fine in the beginning, but after a couple of shoots it started to act up;it wouldn't be in sync with the camera when taking a picture or it wouldn't flash at all. This happened for about two events, which was kind of embarrassing, but now it seems to be back to normal. Maybe it was a problem on my side, but as far as I know the batteries were fresh and my camera settings were as usual. Regardless the flash is very bright and pictures come out looking great *even in complete darkness.

Well, I was impressed by the excellent reviews this item received, and bought this one for better indoor performance of my little D3000. But it ended with a return for refund, because the little flash can't even perform better than my little build-in flash. If you really want to improve your indoor pictures, go to a better one, even a chinese made YN-467ii or yn-460ii would be a better option.I don't really know why everybody were so crazy about this item, maybe they never use their build-in flash.

If you can remember that you're only paying $50 for it, and be OK with that, then this is a great flash for you. I purchased this to be able to bounce flash with my Nikon D5100; to bounce off a ceiling it works great, but because you can only adjust the flash part instead of the whole head, you can't use walls, etc. to bounce. For this, I had to bite the bullet and return to pay for the SB-700.I found that directly on, it was a bit hot for me; I adjusted with flash compensation on the camera. For bounce flash off the ceiling though, it worked great!For the money, I don't think you can beat it. Its just limited in what it can do. To me, the build quality was a little cheap-feeling. But again, $50. What do you expect?

It wouldn't work. Straight from the box, I tried it after putting in the batteries. No response.. Where's quality control? I'm disappointed, that's the price I have to pay for its price.

If you need a flash without all the gadgets & gizmos then this is perfect! It has a test flash button & an on/off button. That's it! I works PERFECT for what I need it for! And a great deal!

I am using the flash on the Nikon D5100. Using it indoor with flash bouncing off the ceiling works great. I can't get picture comparable to this using the internal flash. However, Direct flash within 10 feet caused picture to be over-exposed at automatic setting. I can manually adjust the exposure to compensate. Alternatively, a flash with diffuser will save me the trouble.

got what I paid for ..junk could of at least lasted more than a week .cheapplastic .easy to break easy to trash .real loser